{"nrhp_refnum":"83004304","name":"Betts-Longworth Historic District","other_names":["Queensgate II Historic Redevelopment District"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Ezzard Dr., Central Ave., and Mound and Old Court Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.107329761000045,"lon":-84.52240819080531,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-11-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Historic - Non-Aboriginal","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district of about 135 mostly brick buildings in the northwest part of the Queensgate II Redevelopment District in Cincinnati, Ohio, spanning roughly five blocks by two blocks between Ezzard Charles Drive, Central Avenue, Court Street and Mound Street.","why_significant":"The district preserves a dense 19th-century urban neighborhood of Federal Vernacular, Greek Revival, Italianate and Queen Anne buildings with no significant intrusions. It grew from the Betts, Blachley and Longworth subdivisions, and property values and resident occupations differed among them. It also contains early farmhouses, a Jewish cemetery and homes of notable Cincinnati business figures.","narrative":"Betts-Longworth is a five-block by two-block neighborhood of 135 buildings in Cincinnati's West End, within the Queensgate II Redevelopment District. Most are brick, built mainly between the 1840s and 1900, and the styles include Federal Vernacular, Greek Revival, Italianate and Queen Anne. Notable pieces include seven Italianate apartment houses built in 1867-69 along Ezzard Charles Drive, cast iron storefronts along Central Avenue, and the Betts farmhouse at 416 Clark Street, dated circa 1804. A small United Jewish Cemetery, with interments from 1821 to 1849, sits near Chestnut Street. The area developed from three subdivisions, the Betts, Blachley and Longworth lots. Betts lots cost more and drew managers and owners, including soap maker James Gamble, while the other two subdivisions housed mostly working residents. The district retains its nineteenth-century character with no significant intrusions, although many buildings are deteriorated and several lots are vacant after demolitions.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Hamilton County House Building Association (apartment houses, 1867-69); Samuel H. Taft; Abigail Betts Johnstone; J.C. Culbertson; Schreiber and Sons Iron Works (cast iron storefronts)","architectural_style":"Italianate, Queen Anne, Federal Vernacular, Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Many buildings are deteriorated, and the Mound Street buildings are severely deteriorated from vandalism and neglect. Some lots are vacant, some buildings have been demolished, and the form lists the district as both occupied and unoccupied.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.831848-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83004304.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004304/29df71a4ee-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004304/29df71a4ee-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chestnut_Street_in_Betts-Longworth.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chestnut_Street_in_Betts-Longworth.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988833","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betts%E2%80%93Longworth_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4898657"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/betts-longworth-historic-district-83004304/"}